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Northern Ireland Troubles##
More victims of the Troubles announce challenges to legacy legislation
Further victims of the Troubles in Northern Ireland have announced legal challenges against the British government’s new legacy legislation.

Tue, 19 Sep, 2023

Majella O'Hare shooting
Troubles victims accuse UK government of abandoning them with Legacy Bill
MPs on Tuesday rejected a House of Lords’ amendment to the Bill, which is now on the verge of becoming law

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Northern Ireland Troubles
Virtual trail to tell the stories of border victims of terrorism launched
A virtual legacy trail and interactive map have been launched to tell the stories of victims of terrorism in the border areas of Northern Ireland.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2023

Victims Shoe Protest
Bereaved family members lay shoes of loved ones in protest against legacy Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill proposes offering immunity for people accused of crimes during the Troubles as long as they co-operate with a new truth recovery body

Mon, 17 Apr, 2023

Northern Ireland Troubles
Granddaughter of Troubles victims speaks of generational trauma 50 years on
The shockwaves of grief continued to affect the family for generations following Mr Niedermayer’s murder

Tue, 07 Mar, 2023

Nepal co-pilot’s husband died in 2006 crash while flying for same airline
Nepal co-pilot’s husband died in 2006 crash while flying for same airline
Details of the final moments before the Nepal plane disaster have been revealed as it emerged the co-pilot’s husband died in a 2006 crash while flying for the same airline.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2023

Cookstown incident
Three promising young lives cut short in disco tragedy
Three promising young lives were cut short when a fatal crush at a Co Tyrone hotel three years ago turned a night out into a tragedy.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

R Kelly
Victims have mixed feelings about 30-year sentence for R Kelly
R Kelly’s abuse victims were divided in their opinion of his sentence of 30 years, but said they were “grateful” that the R&B singer was “away and will stay away”.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2022

Ghislaine Maxwell court case
‘She opened the door to hell’: Maxwell victims to speak out at sentencing
“To Ghislaine I say, you broke me in unfathomable ways. But what you didn’t break is my spirit, nor did you dampen my internal flame that now burns brighter than ever before.”

Mon, 27 Jun, 2022

GRA; GRA CONFERENCE; GARDA REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION; UNITY; 44TH ANNUAL DELEGATES CONFERENCE; GARDA COMMISSIONER DREW HARRIS
Garda boss flags rise in online crime as concern in new strategy
Commissioner and Policing Authority publish strategy and policing plans

Thu, 09 Jun, 2022

'We should have more restrictions' - Desperation becomes sorrow after killing of 19 children and two teachers at Texas school 
'We should have more restrictions' - Desperation becomes sorrow after killing of 19 children and two teachers at Texas school 
The gunman, Salvador Ramos, killed at least 19 children and their two teachers at the school in Uvalde

Wed, 25 May, 2022

Historical institutional abuse apology
Victims urge: ‘Demonstrate atonement by contributing to redress fund’
Survivors rejected the apology as too little, too late coming five years after it was recommended following the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022

Crime victims want judges and lawyers to realise the 'retraumatising' effect of court
Crime victims want judges and lawyers to realise the 'retraumatising' effect of court
The criminal justice system needs to be transformed into a victims' justice system with judges and lawyers grasping the "retraumatising" effect of the courts process.

Tue, 22 Feb, 2022

National Archives records released
NI's new victims commissioner urged to be ‘determined champion in challenging role’
As one of their final acts in office, First Minister Paul Givan and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill announced Ian Jeffers will take up the position for a four-year term from May 9.

Fri, 04 Feb, 2022

Ballymurphy inquest
Mary Lou McDonald: Online Adams comedy sketch done 'with a good heart'
Sinn FĂ©in leader says she won't call for Adams to say sorry for controversial 'tiocfaidh ĂĄr lĂĄ lĂĄ lĂĄ lĂĄ lĂĄ' video

Thu, 16 Dec, 2021

'Life to me should mean never seeing him outside the prison gates': Campaigners call for parole process reform
'Life to me should mean never seeing him outside the prison gates': Campaigners call for parole process reform
Those serving a life sentence will now be eligible for parole after 12 years, rather than 7, but the changes have received a mixed response from campaigners

Fri, 13 Aug, 2021

Troubles victims unite in opposition to Government legacy proposals
Troubles victims unite in opposition to Government legacy proposals
“Who wants to live in a country where they allow mass murderers to continue to have their liberty and never be prosecuted for killing innocents?”

Thu, 05 Aug, 2021

Maze Prison Northern Ireland
Call to remember those killed outside prison walls during hunger strikes
A prominent victims campaigner has called for the remembrance of those who were killed during the period of the 1981 hunger strikes in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 05 May, 2021

Travel Stock - Belfast City - Ireland
Troubles injury payment scheme to open for applications in ‘key milestone’
The Stormont Executive continues to press the UK Government to part-fund a scheme that could end up costing ÂŁ1.2 billion over its lifetime

Tue, 27 Apr, 2021

Renewable Heat Incentive inquiry
Executive may look at revenue raising to help fund Troubles compensation
Stormont may have to look at revenue raising measures to help meet the cost of a payments scheme for Troubles victims, the Northern Ireland Finance Minister has said.

Tue, 20 Apr, 2021

Mother and baby homes report
Mother and baby home probe in NI ‘must not repeat mistakes of past inquiries’
Stormont has already commissioned an expert panel to work with survivors to co-design a future probe. A full public inquiry is among the options available

Mon, 29 Mar, 2021

European Victims Day
St Anne’s Cathedral lit up to mark day remembering victims of terrorism
Thursday marked the 17th European Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Terrorism

Thu, 11 Mar, 2021

Omagh bombing 20th anniversary
Thousands of bereaved demand full investigation into Northern Ireland conflict
Some 3,500 relatives of people killed during the Northern Ireland conflict have urged the Irish and British governments to fully investigate the decades of violence.

Thu, 21 Jan, 2021

Enniskillen Damage
Troubles victims ‘used as pawns’ in ping-pong Stormont/Westminster funding row
Victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles are being used as pawns in a game of ping-pong between Stormont and Westminster, an advocacy group has said.

Tue, 19 Jan, 2021

Bodies found in lorry container
Couple held hands as dream of new life slipped away in Essex-migrants tragedy
During the cross-Channel trip on board the Clementine, the group had desperately tried to raise the alarm, even calling the Vietnamese emergency number, as they ran out of air.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2020

Crime figures
€3.6m paid out to crime victims last year, including €600,000 to prison officers
Victims of crime received €3. 6 million in payments through the state's compensation tribunal last year, including €600,000 paid to prison officers.

Mon, 21 Dec, 2020

The Andrew Marr Show
NI Secretary maintains position that Stormont should fund victims payment scheme
Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis is standing by his position that Stormont should pay for the victims payment scheme, a committee has heard.

Wed, 18 Nov, 2020

Yorkshire Ripper dies
The 13 women murdered by the Yorkshire Ripper
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe’s five-year reign of terror claimed the lives of 13 women

Sat, 14 Nov, 2020

General Election 2019
Troubles victims face further delay in applying to compensation scheme
Injured victims of the Troubles potentially face another six-month wait before they can apply for a compensation scheme, the justice minister has said. It will be longer still before the first payments are made, MEP Naomi Long acknowledged.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Bobby Storey death
Victims’ pension to benefit those behind ‘dirty war’, says Martina Anderson
Sinn FĂ©in’s Martina Anderson has said a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims in Northern Ireland is mainly for those who fought “Britain’s dirty war”.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2020

Jennifer McNern Court challenge
NI victims pension scheme could cost up to £800m – Stormont Justice Minister
A compensation scheme for those most seriously injured in Northern Ireland’s troubled past could cost up to £800 million, the Stormont Justice Minister has said.

Tue, 25 Aug, 2020

Jennifer McNern Court challenge
Justice Department designated in step forward for Troubles compensation
The Justice Department will administer a compensation scheme in a major step forward for Northern Ireland’s worst injured Troubles victims.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2020

Coronavirus - Tue Jul 7, 2020
O’Neill to progress compensation scheme for Troubles victims after court ruling
Stormont’s deputy first minister has agreed to progress a compensation scheme for Troubles victims after a judge ruled that an ongoing delay was unlawful.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2020

Jennifer McNern begins Court challenge
Executive Office acting unlawfully in delaying victims’ payouts, judge rules
A judge has ruled that Stormont’s Executive Office is acting unlawfully in delaying the introduction of a compensation scheme for injured victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2020

Jennifer McNern begins Court challenge
Stormont leaders not thumbing their noses at law on victim payments, court told
Stormont’s leaders are not thumbing their nose at a law requiring them to set up a compensation scheme for victims, a court has heard.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2020

Victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles
Woman who lost both legs challenges bomb compensation delays
A woman who lost both legs during a notorious Belfast bombing launches legal action later over compensation delays.

Mon, 17 Aug, 2020

Alleged Russian interference report
‘Inappropriate’ to make Troubles victims’ payout to those guilty of causing serious harm
Anyone convicted of causing serious harm during the Troubles should not be eligible for victims’ compensation payments, new UK Government guidance states.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2020

Politics - The Troubles - Shankill Road Bomb - Belfast
Sinn FĂ©in and DUP challenged to ‘step up’ over delayed victims pension
The Stormont parties have been challenged to “step up” over the delayed pension scheme for victims of the Troubles. British MPs passed legislation last year to establish the payment scheme for people injured in the Troubles.

Thu, 13 Aug, 2020

Commission for Victims and Survivors, Pension Arrangement launch
Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner to leave role
Northern Ireland Victims Commissioner Judith Thompson will not be reappointed when her term in office ends next month. She has campaigned for payment of a pension to those most severely injured during the Troubles.

Wed, 29 Jul, 2020

Rape cases 'being dropped prematurely'
Rape being ‘decriminalised’ in UK due to lack of prosecutions, commissioner warns
Rape is effectively being decriminalised due to a “catastrophic decline in prosecutions”, the UK's Victims Commissioner has said.

Tue, 14 Jul, 2020

Stop treating abuse victims with contempt
Stop treating abuse victims with contempt

Everyone who suffered abuse in a defective school system should now be paid the compensation they are entitled to under human rights law, writes Conor O’Mahony.

Wed, 10 Jul, 2019

Gardaí ‘need to keep victims of abuse informed’
Gardaí ‘need to keep victims of abuse informed’

Groups working with people who have suffered child sexual abuse, sexual violence, or domestic abuse want gardaĂ­ to do better in keeping people informed about investigations and prosecutions.

Wed, 31 Oct, 2018

Court help for victims of crime expanded
Court help for victims of crime expanded

A charity that offers support to the victims of crime when they attend court is expanding its services to districts in the east and south-east.

Sat, 11 Aug, 2018

Bride among 20 killed in 'most devastating' Saudi-led air strike on Yemen wedding
Bride among 20 killed in 'most devastating' Saudi-led air strike on Yemen wedding

At least 20 people were killed after an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, health officials said, as harrowing images of the bombing emerged on social media.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2018

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